2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw

Men's hammer throw
at the 2013 World Championships
VenueLuzhniki Stadium
Dates10 August (qualification)
12 August (final)
Competitors28 from 22 nations
Winning distance81.97 m (268 ft 11 in)
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 

The men's hammer throw at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 10–12 August.[1]

Performances in the World Championships contributed to the final scoring of the 2013 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge – a first for the series. Paweł Fajdek was victorious in both the World Championships and the seasonal challenge[2]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[3]

World record  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 Stuttgart, West Germany 30 August 1986
Championship record  Ivan Tsikhan (BLR) 83.89 Helsinki, Finland 8 August 2005
World leading  Krisztián Pars (HUN) 81.02 Szczecin, Poland 15 June 2013
African record  Chris Harmse (RSA) 80.63 Durban, South Africa 15 April 2005
Asian record  Koji Murofushi (JPN) 84.86 Prague, Czech Republic 29 June 2003
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Lance Deal (USA) 82.52 Milan, Italy 7 September 1996
South American record  Juan Ignacio Cerra (ARG) 76.42 Trieste, Italy 25 July 2001
European record  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 Stuttgart, West Germany 30 August 1986
Oceanian record  Stuart Rendell (AUS) 79.29 Varaždin, Croatia 6 July 2002

Qualification standards

A result[4] B result
79.00 76.00

Schedule

Date Time Round
10 August 2013 17:05 Qualification
12 August 2013 20:30 Final

All times are local times (UTC+4)

Results

KEY: Q Qualified q 12 best performers NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Qualification

Qualification: 77.00 m (Q) and at least 12 best (q) advanced to the final.[5]

Rank Group Name Nationality No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Mark Notes
1 A Krisztián Pars  Hungary 75.21 79.06 79.06 Q
2 A Lukáš Melich  Czech Republic 78.52 78.52 Q
3 B Primož Kozmus  Slovenia 78.10 78.10 Q
DQ B Dilshod Nazarov  Tajikistan 71.70 77.93 77.93 Doping
4 B Sergej Litvinov  Russia 75.08 74.20 77.41 77.41 q
5 A Marcel Lomnický  Slovakia 74.11 76.97 76.60 76.97 q
6 B Szymon Ziółkowski  Poland 76.19 76.85 75.15 76.85 q
7 A Koji Murofushi  Japan 74.10 x 76.27 76.27 q
8 A Paweł Fajdek  Poland x 76.17 75.18 76.17 q
9 B Markus Esser  Germany 70.44 72.54 75.90 75.90 q
10 B Nicola Vizzoni  Italy 74.65 74.02 75.38 75.38 q
11 B Yury Shayunou  Belarus x 74.15 75.18 75.18 q
12 B Quentin Bigot  France 73.69 70.46 74.98 74.98
DQ B Pavel Kryvitski  Belarus 74.45 x x 74.45 Doping
13 B Ákos Hudi  Hungary 70.56 74.30 73.72 74.30
14 A Mattias Jons  Sweden 73.47 x x 73.47
15 A A. G. Kruger  United States x 73.35 73.23 73.35
16 A Yevhen Vynohradov  Ukraine 71.05 x 72.90 72.90
17 B Igors Sokolovs  Latvia 72.78 x x 72.78
18 B Dzmitry Marshin  Azerbaijan 72.43 x x 72.43
19 A Valeriy Sviatokha  Belarus x 70.35 72.05 72.05
20 A Hassan Mohamed Mahmoud  Egypt 70.11 71.88 x 71.88
21 A Roberto Janet  Cuba 71.73 x 69.07 71.73
22 B Chris Harmse  South Africa 71.42 x x 71.42
23 A Javier Cienfuegos  Spain 70.79 70.05 x 70.79
24 A Mohamed Ashraf Amjad Al-Saifi  Qatar 69.70 x x 69.70
25 B Aleksey Korolev  Russia 69.69 x x 69.69
A Aleksey Zagornyi  Russia x x x NM
A Ali Al-Zinkawi  Kuwait DNS

Final

The final was started at 20:30.[6]

Rank Name Nationality No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Mark Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paweł Fajdek  Poland 81.97 80.92 x 78.41 x 79.57 81.97 WL, PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Krisztián Pars  Hungary 80.30 79.47 79.61 78.90 79.02 x 80.30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lukáš Melich  Czech Republic 70.66 77.11 79.36 76.88 x 75.52 79.36
4 Primož Kozmus  Slovenia 77.80 79.21 79.22 78.26 x x 79.22
DQ Dilshod Nazarov  Tajikistan 72.45 x 75.89 77.69 78.31 77.27 77.84 78.31 Doping
5 Koji Murofushi  Japan 78.03 75.38 77.17 77.63 77.92 76.03 78.03 SB
6 Nicola Vizzoni  Italy 75.33 77.61 75.29 x 75.42 x 77.61 SB
7 Marcel Lomnický  Slovakia 76.62 x 77.57 x 76.46 76.48 77.57
8 Szymon Ziółkowski  Poland 75.93 76.84 76.50 76.84
9 Markus Esser  Germany 74.07 76.25 x 76.25
10 Sergej Litvinov  Russia 75.90 x x 75.90
11 Yury Shayunou  Belarus 73.68 x 72.64 73.68

References

  1. ^ Start list
  2. ^ 2013 IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge Calendar. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-22.
  3. ^ "Records & Lists – Hammer Throw". IAAF. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  4. ^ IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 – Standards, All Russia Athletic Federation, 2012, archived from the original on 16 August 2013, retrieved 8 August 2013
  5. ^ Qualification Results
  6. ^ Final Results